9:54 PM,
Apr. 1, 2013

Spencer Winston Repp of Scarsdale, seen in a family photo, died Friday in Arizona after a motorcycle crash.

Written by

Julie Moran Alterio

Paul and Ellen Repp knew their son was athletic, artistic and adventurous. What the village couple didn't know until this weekend was how many friends he had made during his 19 years.

When news spread that Spencer Winston Repp died Friday after a motorcycle crash on a scenic mountain road north of the University of Arizona, where he was a first-year student, the calls and visits followed.

"We had about 100 people here at the house last night," Paul Repp said Monday afternoon. "It is amazing to us as parents that, 2,000 miles away in Arizona, he kept in touch with a wide circle of friends." ...